It was just a few months back that the American Senate passed an anti-terrorism port law and banned moving money to and from any online gambling entity including online casinos and online sportsbooks. As a result, many online game entities such as PlayTech and Party Gaming closed down their American portion of their businesses and moved away. But, the demand is still there! And this caused new casinos to spurt up.

A bulk of these online game entities created other casinos and gaming houses that could still allow players from America to enter and participate in online games. Even some of the very respected casino entities followed suit and these are the casinos which you might run into if you are an American player.

The system used for bypassing the American ban is actually pretty ingenious. Since the legal stop is only against moving cash to online gambling entities, casinos created new identities (sometimes new names), and the money is moved to and from these new identities that are seemingly unrelated to gambling. This means that one can even use a Visa or Diners Card to play! It is also important to note that some money transfer options such as Neteller and MoneyBrokers are easier to use for such transactions.

What Does It Matter to Me?
If you are one of those who likes to be told where and how to spend your money then this ban will not bother you at all. But if you feel that your money is yours and that no government can tell you what to do with it then this law is a travesty. When it comes to legal advice, no one will tell you to go online and play at an online casino. But what about us? What about we that like it? Every prohibition caused black markets to prosper. So too this one. But, there are still quite a few online casinos that are backed by safe game entities that are trustworthy.

List of Online Casinos Where Players from America Can Play
1) ClubUSA Casino is backed by Real Time Gaming, one of the oldest gambling companies in the business. If you are from the States and want to play at this online casino you will have to use Wire Card to transfer cash from and to your account. In addition, for every dollar you add they will do the same and add it to your account. This goes on until you reach 750 dollars.

2) Roxy Palace:
While the previous casino was operated using Real Time Gaming, Roxy Palace turned to MicroGaming, another firm and sturdy software gaming company. The product you get is one that is not only graphically enhanced, but also includes a random number generator far superior than any other in the online casino industry.

3) Golden Casino is rumoured to belong to the online entity Golden Palace. Yes. They are the one that used publicity stunts such as buying a pizza with a holy figure on it or paying people to run topless or naked and disrupt sporting events. Even so, this new online casino has a lot to offer. They hand out a vast number of daily free awards and the number of games that one can play increases weekly.

4) By encrypting their casino software with a newly fortified 128 byte security system, Crystal Palace is the online casino to play at if you are from American and want to guarantee a secure playing environment. Another advantage of picking this casino to play at is that all the different transactions that are conducted between you and them will show up on your credit slips as between you and an entity called Crystalisle Management, thus safeguarding you and your cash.

5) Royal Vegas Casino:
As a member of the Fortune Lounge and part of the Fortune Affiliate group, a widely and well-established affiliate company, this casino not only uses MicroGaming software but MicroGaming assists them in the day-to-day running too. This guarantees that all transactions are securely encrypted and taken care off.

End Notes:
If you Google the phrase "online casinos still accepting US players" you are bound to find a long list of sites claiming to offer such lists. Neither do I claim that all those lists are bogus nor do I claim that the casinos above are completely legally safe. But, all I am stating is that the five listed are backed by trusted casino entities. If you wish to take the risk of playing online, you should know that it is against Federal Law. I advise you to desist.

About the Author

Internet gambling is Jack Reider's favourite pastime. He also audits poker rooms and internet casinos for different publications online and offline.